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Biography

Brendan Kennelly studied economics at University College, Cork and at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has been a lecturer at NUI Galway since 1991. He was a Visiting Professor in the Department of Economics at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania from August 2002 to December 2003 and from January 2010 to August 2011. Brendan Kennelly has published articles on welfare economics, public choice, the welfare state and health economics in journals such as Social Choice and Welfare, Public Choice, Social Science and Medicine, and Health Policy, and in several books.

Much of his recent research has been in health economics, particularly in the area of mental health. He is currently working on a number of projects that evaluate different programmes for preventing suicide and is also working on various economic aspects of mental health problems such as the cost of mental illness and the cost effectiveness of different interventions for mental illnesses.

He has also developed a strong interest in economics education. He has published a number of papers on the effectiveness of online assignments in economics and is currently working on a series of papers that focus on students' preferences for assignment systems.

He is the Director of the M. Sc. (Health Economics) programme at NUI Galway.

'Suicide across the five continents: an economic perspective'
Kennelly, B., McDaid, D. (2009) 'Suicide across the five continents: an economic perspective'. Suicide Across The Five Continents, [Details]

'Suicide across the five continents: an economic perspective. In D. Wasserman and C. Wasserman (eds.) Suicide Across the Five Continents'
Kennelly, B. and McDaid, D. (2009) 'Suicide across the five continents: an economic perspective. In D. Wasserman and C. Wasserman (eds.) Suicide Across the Five Continents' In: Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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(2004)

'Why does poverty persist in a land of plenty?'
Kennelly, B. (with Eamon O'Shea) (2004) 'Why does poverty persist in a land of plenty?' In: Spirituality and Poverty in a Land of Plenty. Dublin:: Conference of Religious of Ireland.
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(2002)

'The Welfare State in Ireland, 1994-99. In J. Pacolet (ed.), The State of the Welfare State in Europe Anno 1992 and Beyond. Toronto: APF Press'
Kennelly, B. (2002) 'The Welfare State in Ireland, 1994-99. In J. Pacolet (ed.), The State of the Welfare State in Europe Anno 1992 and Beyond. Toronto: APF Press' In:
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'Equity for older people: philosophical frameworks and principles for public policy. In Y. McGivern (ed.) Towards a Society for All Ages. Dublin: National Council on Ageing and Older People'
Kennelly, B. (with Eamon O'Shea) (2001) 'Equity for older people: philosophical frameworks and principles for public policy. In Y. McGivern (ed.) Towards a Society for All Ages. Dublin: National Council on Ageing and Older People' In:
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(2001)

'Social exclusion and social partnership. In B. Reynolds and S. Healy (ed.), Social Partnership in a New Century. Dublin: Conference of Religious of Ireland'
Kennelly, B. (with Michael Collins) (2001) 'Social exclusion and social partnership. In B. Reynolds and S. Healy (ed.), Social Partnership in a New Century. Dublin: Conference of Religious of Ireland' In:
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Edited Books

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(2012)

Whither the Irish Economy? Special issue of The World Economy.
Kennelly, B; Thornton, RJ; Aronson, R; Munley, VG (Ed.). (2012) Whither the Irish Economy? Special issue of The World Economy Whither the Irish Economy? Special issue of The World Economy. London: Wiley. [Details]

Abstract

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(2014)

Economic evaluation of early intervention in psychosis in comparison to treatment as usual.
Behan, C,Masterson, S,Renwick, L,Kennelly, B,Mcdonough, C,McCrone, P,Clarke, M (2014) Economic evaluation of early intervention in psychosis in comparison to treatment as usual. Abstract [Details]

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(2008)

Making the economic case for the promotion of mental well-being and the prevention of mental health problems.. MHEEN II Policy Briefing, PSSRU, London School of Economics.
Kennelly, B. (with David McDaid, Ingrid Zechmeister, Reinhold Kilian and Helena Mediros) (2008) Making the economic case for the promotion of mental well-being and the prevention of mental health problems.. MHEEN II Policy Briefing, PSSRU, London School of Economics. Conference Paper [Details]

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